Kent Rhodes, EdD

Biography

Dr. Kent Rhodes serves as a core faculty member with Pepperdine University's Doctoral
Programs in Organizational Change and Organizational Leadership and MBA Programs where
he teaches courses in leadership, applied behavioral sciences, organizational theory,
and ethics. He also serves as the Ombudsman for Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

Rhodes is an entrepreneur who maintains a successful coaching and consulting practice
for a variety of privately held and family-owned enterprises. He is an expert in organizational
effectiveness and development and understands merger and acquisition integration,
particularly as it applies to ensuring overall acquisition success, boosting profitability,
retaining talent, fortifying a strong culture and building and maintaining key relationships.
He is experienced in strategic planning with an emphasis in clarification of mission,
vision, and cultural influences in organizations and how those factors influence branding
and marketing.

Rhodes founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of OnCourse Network, Inc., an
Internet Education Company. He successfully negotiated the sale of the company to
a Silicon Valley publicly traded corporation and subsequently served as a principal
with that company in San Jose, California until successfully completing its acquisition
and integration growth strategies in 2001, when he joined the Pepperdine faculty as
Visiting Professor.

He holds membership in the Academy of Management, The United States Ombudsman Association,
The Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, and the Institute for Global
Ethics.

Rhodes, K. B. (Presenter Only), Preparing for Succession in the Family Business, "Leadership
Development in Family Business," Family Business Center at the Universidad de Monterrey,
Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.

Rhodes, K. B., National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference,
"Incorporating Organization Effectiveness," National Association for the Education
of Young Children, Atlanta, GA. (November 18, 2006).